At the end of the 2021-22 campaign, Barcelona president Joan Laporta claimed the club had been “clinically dead” when he was elected in March 2021. Ahead of the summer transfer window opening, he warned that they “remained in the ICU”.
Two months later, Laporta proudly proclaimed Barca were “out of the hospital” as he unveiled new signing Robert Lewandowski – who, despite celebrating his 34th birthday in August, remains one of football’s genuine superstars. The Poland international was among seven summer arrivals at the Camp Nou, carrying on from a busy January transfer window that saw eye-catching deals
